The U.S. Supreme Court's expanding case load seems as tough to tame as
the federal budget. Again this year it was the largest ever; the
Justices heard arguments on 184 of the 5,178 cases appealed to them.
And the overflowing judicial In boxes meant another flurry of decisions
in the final weeks as the Justices just managed to meet their goal of
recessing before the July 4 weekend. The 27 rulings handed down last
week generally reflected the themes sounded throughout the term. In one
decision,...